Of course this was going to happen. If you thought it would last, you're either really stupid, really naive, or really really optomistic. RIAA was fined for price fixing to make more money. They are all about money, not music or entertainment.
Heroes Of Might & Magic III ("its bright and colorful style would make for a beautiful GBA game")
Not quite enough pixels on that little screen, bucko. That'd make for some nasty porting problems. Hard to see what you're doing.
I'm assuming you haven't played HOMM1 or 2 for the Gameboy Color. They have awful graphics (obviously) but they are quite true to the originals otherwise.
How could they prove who they got the file from to the judge? You have a file and an IP address that you claim you got the file from. How do you prove you actually got it from them? I doubt it would be easy, or even worth it to the CRIA.
Read that small part of the article you copied & pasted.
Now. Tell me how they'll get that proof.
"They merely placed personal copies onto shared directories on their computers which were accessible by other computer users via an online download service."
I do believe LEGO are much more semantic than that. LEGO is all captials. You'll notice that they always have the trademark in capitals.
Examples from the webpage you linked: "We do not like all the pirate copies of LEGO(R) elements which we have seen, especially during the past 25 years." "The LEGO Group..." "How LEGO(R) Enthusiasts May Refer to LEGO Products on the Internet"
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It's about "The Little People" in games.
I'm just not sure if it's Halflings, Gnomes, Goblins, Dwarfs, Pixies or Kobolds.
Wait, this is about Dungeons & Dragons, right?
"... by telling people in the U.K. and Canada that we're a bunch of obnoxious idiots."
He didn't have to tell us. We knew.
Wow, from what you describe Notes sounds perfect for Thunderbird. Except Thunderbird is an EMAIL CLIENT!
Opera has an e-mail client, it's unfortunate that it's so garbage, though.
I don't know about everyone else, but I don't want to play a game that takes 5 - 8 real-time months to build a barracks. Might lose it's feel.
"...After disabling the Mail & IRC to transform it from something like the Mozilla suite to Firefox..."
Except that you don't really disable it. Opera just HIDES them. You still have access to them, all the menu and panel items are gone. That's it.
It's a cheap way to do it, Opera, and I am ashamed.
Not in Ontario.
You can in Quebec, though.
Did you already forget the $600 million fine they got in the EU?
$50 million is penny candy for Microsoft.
O Canada! Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits
It makes my head hurt.
Now where will I keep my porn?
Of course this was going to happen.
If you thought it would last, you're either really stupid, really naive, or really really optomistic.
RIAA was fined for price fixing to make more money. They are all about money, not music or entertainment.
Bridge Over Troubled Network
It's about time.
They've been out for the Wonderswan for ages.
Heroes Of Might & Magic III ("its bright and colorful style would make for a beautiful GBA game")
Not quite enough pixels on that little screen, bucko. That'd make for some nasty porting problems. Hard to see what you're doing.
I'm assuming you haven't played HOMM1 or 2 for the Gameboy Color. They have awful graphics (obviously) but they are quite true to the originals otherwise.
Mozilla vs. Mechamozilla?
Well look at google's press releases page.
http://www.google.com/press/pressreleases.html
March 31, 2004
Google Gets the Message, Launches Gmail
March 29, 2004
Google Introduces Personalized Search Services; Site Enhancements Emphasize Efficiency
Yank?! Pfft!
100% Grade 'A' Canadian!
How could they prove who they got the file from to the judge?
You have a file and an IP address that you claim you got the file from. How do you prove you actually got it from them? I doubt it would be easy, or even worth it to the CRIA.
Uploading is illegal.
Just leaving them in your share folder is not.
Having files accessable for other people to copy does not mean you're distributing.
My understanding, distribution requires willingness and more effort on the distributors part (like uploading to an FTP, for example).
Letting others download is not essentially the same as you uploading the file to them. The difference? Push and pull.
I'm not sure they have "reality" in the US. I've seen the so-called "Reality" television shows and they don't seem very realistic to me.
Read that small part of the article you copied & pasted.
Now. Tell me how they'll get that proof.
"They merely placed personal copies onto shared directories on their computers which were accessible by other computer users via an online download service."
Hooray for Canada.
Wait... Which country was the 'Land of the Free' again?
Because Microsoft never fudges the truth in press releases/news articles.
I didn't even know P.Diddy knew such a large word as "entertainment", let alone it's meaning.
I do believe LEGO are much more semantic than that. LEGO is all captials. You'll notice that they always have the trademark in capitals.
Examples from the webpage you linked:
"We do not like all the pirate copies of LEGO(R) elements which we have seen, especially during the past 25 years."
"The LEGO Group..."
"How LEGO(R) Enthusiasts May Refer to LEGO Products on the Internet"